Shri Anna/Coarse cereals sown area crosses 186 lakh hectares
Sugarcane area stood at 59.91 lakh hectares
Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1102 lakh hectares
NEW DELHI, 24 September 2023: The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 22 September 2023.
| S. No. | Crop | Area Sown | |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| 1 | Rice | 411.52 | 400.72 |
| 2 | Pulses | 122.57 | 128.49 |
| a | Arhar | 43.69 | 46.06 |
| b | Urdbean | 32.79 | 33.31 |
| c | Moongbean | 31.56 | 33.92 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.44 | 0.45 |
| e | Other pulses | 14.09 | 14.75 |
| 3 | Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals | 186.07 | 183.73 |
| a | Jowar | 14.29 | 15.72 |
| b | Bajra | 70.94 | 70.58 |
| c | Ragi | 10.50 | 10.39 |
| d | Small millets | 5.69 | 5.03 |
| e | Maize | 84.65 | 82.01 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 192.91 | 196.08 |
| a | Groundnut | 43.89 | 45.51 |
| b | Soybean | 125.59 | 124.77 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.71 | 2.04 |
| d | Sesamum | 12.33 | 13.32 |
| e | Niger | 0.82 | 1.06 |
| f | Castor | 9.47 | 9.23 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 59.91 | 55.66 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.59 | 6.98 |
| 7 | Cotton | 123.42 | 127.57 |
| Total | 1102.99 | 1099.23 | |